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Welterweight
5 Rounds
Stephen Thompson won · KO/TKO R4
Elo1482
Stephen Thompson
Elo1510
Kevin Holland

Stephen ThompsonvsKevin HollandUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · Saturday, December 3, 2022Orlando, Florida, USA

Official fight result

Stephen Thompson won

KO/TKO · Round 4 · 5:00

Style matchupStephen Thompson: StrikervsKevin Holland: Well-rounded

The well-rounded fighter has more paths to victory. The striker needs to be sharp early.

Model Prediction: Kevin Holland wins(64.4%)

Actual result: Stephen Thompson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kevin Holland at -170 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Stephen Thompson enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Kevin Holland has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Stephen Thompson
Red Corner
VS
Kevin Holland
Blue Corner
+145
(41%)
Vegas Odds
-170
(63%)
1482
Elo
1510
43
Age
33
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
6'3"
190.5 cm
Reach
205.74 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Stephen ThompsonL5 streak
oldest →
L
vs Gilbert Burns · Jul 21
L
vs Belal Muhammad · Dec 21
L
SUBvs Shavkat Rakhmonov · Dec 23
L
KOvs Joaquin Buckley · Oct 24
L
vs Gabriel Bonfim · Jul 25
latest
Kevin Holland
oldest →
W
vs Gunnar Nelson · Mar 25
W
SUBvs Vicente Luque · Jun 25
L
vs Daniel Rodriguez · Jul 25
L
vs Mike Malott · Oct 25
W
DECvs Randy Brown · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Stephen ThompsonMetricKevin Holland
4.05
Strikes / min
4.24
3.00
Strikes absorbed / min
3.21
54%
Strike defense
50%
0.23
TDs / 15 min
0.79
63%
Takedown defense
57%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.05evenly matched on net striking+1.03

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1583 vs 1584Strikes4.1 vs 4.3Takedowns0.3 vs 0.8Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.60Form-0.5 vs 0.0
Stephen ThompsonKevin Holland

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14701485150015151530← oldermost recent →
Stephen Thompson(10 fights)Kevin Holland(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -27.4|Blue +27.4
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red +1.2|Blue -1.2
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red +266.0|Blue -266.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Stephen ThompsonTargetKevin Holland

By target zone

103
54% acc · 63%
Head
52
40% acc · 44%
42
86% acc · 26%
Body
23
79% acc · 19%
18
95% acc · 11%
Leg
44
88% acc · 37%

By position

150
62% acc · 92%
Distance
97
52% acc · 82%
13
68% acc · 8%
Clinch
22
96% acc · 18%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Stephen Thompson rounds
1
even
1
Kevin Holland rounds
Round 1Kevin Holland edged it
Sig. strikes34
Takedowns0
Control0:00
49Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:27Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes38
Takedowns0
Control0:04
33Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:06Control
Round 3Stephen Thompson edged it
Sig. strikes43
Takedowns0
Control0:06
25Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:16Control
Round 4Stephen Thompson edged it
Sig. strikes48
Takedowns0
Control0:37
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:32Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
163 / 260
Sig Strikes
119 / 210
63%
Sig Str %
55%
178 / 278
Total Strikes
123 / 214
0 / 0
TDs
2 / 6
TD %
66.7%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:47
Ctrl Time
1:21

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kevin Holland49 / 7052 / 730 / 00
1Stephen Thompson34 / 4738 / 510 / 00
2Kevin Holland33 / 6633 / 661 / 10
2Stephen Thompson38 / 6740 / 690 / 00
3Stephen Thompson43 / 7648 / 810 / 00
3Kevin Holland25 / 5025 / 501 / 10
4Stephen Thompson48 / 7052 / 770 / 00
4Kevin Holland12 / 2413 / 250 / 40

Stephen Thompson

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights21

Kevin Holland

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach81.0"
Fights27